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baceous plant, growing erect. The flowers are borne numerously in 
whorls around the stem. Each blossom is nearly an inch long, tube 
ventricose, mouth wide. The outside of the tube is purple, and the 
limb (face) of the flower is a bright azure-blue. It is a very showy 
handsome species. (Figured in Bot. Mag. 4464.) 
ROvuPELLIA GRATA—CREAM-FRUIT. 
Apocynee. Pentandria Monogynia. 
It is a native of Sierra Leone, from whence it was sent to this 
country by Mr. Whitfield. It is in the select collection of plants at 
Mrs. Halford’s, Newcourt near Exeter. It is a shrubby climbing 
plant, requiring to be grown in the stove, where it grows and blooms 
freely. It is a fine-looking plant. The cream-like juice of tlie fruit 
is esteemed in its native country. The flowers are very fragrant, 
white, with a slight tinge of rose at the under side. Each flower is 
nearly three inches across. (Figured in Bot. Mag. 4466.) 
SIDA VENOSA—VEINY-PETALLED. (Syn. Abutilon venosum). 
In our Magazine for February, 1847, we figured this most beautiful 
flower. It is a fine greenhouse shrub, growing erect, and blooming 
very freely. By.stopping the leading shoots, it may be made to form 
a somewhat bushy shrub, and to bloom at the height of two to three 
feet. It blooms very freely with us, and plants turned into the open 
border in April flower splendidly during summer. It deserves to be 
in every greenhouse and flower border, or as a charming ornament for 
alawn. The flowers are drooping in form, like a bell, nearly three 
inches across, of a rich golden-orange colour, beautifully veined with 
purple. (Figured in Bot. Mag. 4463.) 
ZAUCHNERIA CALIFORNICA. 
We have seen numerous fine-grown specimens of this highly orna- 
mental flowering plant this season, and although a great deal was said 
of its merits previous to its being sent out to the public, it far exceeds 
expectation. It deserves to be in every greenhouse and flower-garden. 
It grows. freely, is readily increased, and, whether grown in a pot, or 
as a bedding plant, with proper attention, it blooms profusely ; its 
pretty orange-red flowers are very ornamental. 
PLANTs IN FLOWER AT THE Royat GARDENS OF Kew. 
CLERODENDRON SPLENDENS.—This is a climbing shrubby plant, 
grown to a wire frame in the conservatory. The heads of flowers are 
six inches across, of a buff colour, tinged with red. It blooms very 
freely. 
STIGMATOPHYLLUM cILIATUM.—The flowers have much the ap- 
pearance of some of the bright yellow Oncidiums. It is a climbing 
_ shrubby plantgblooms very freely, and deserves a place in every stove 
or greenhouse. 
Hieiscus LILiAFLoRus.—A handsome species. The flowers are 
large, flesh-coloured, with a deep crimson centre. The flower is single 
and very large. It thrives well in the conservatory. 
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